Kim Campbell

Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell (10 March 1947-) was Prime Minister of Canada from 25 June to 4 November 1993, succeeding Brian Mulroney and preceding Jean Chretien. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, she was Canada's first prime minister.

Biography
Kim Campbell was born in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada on 10 March 1947, and she studied political scinece and law at the University of British Columbia and the London School of Economics. She became a member of the provincial legislative assembly in 1986, and she entered the House of Commons for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 1988. She became Minister of Justice and Attorney-General in 1990, and she became Minister of Defense in 1993. That same year, she became the first Canadian woman to become Prime Minister, as well as the first from British Columbia. She was unsuccessful in reviving the party for the October 1993 general elections, plunging it into deeper unpopularity, as she had a disorganized campaign and unguarded comments. Her party's parliamentary strength fell from 154 to just tow seats, and she lost her own seat to the Liberal Party of Canada. Jean Chretien succeeded her as Prime Minister.